How do the riders stand motor exhaust?

When I'm behind a car, or much worse a motorcycle, I choke on the exhaust.
TdF riders are doing Alpine climbs with motorcycles only a few feet
in front for the whole duration of the climb.

On Jul 26, 11:06 am, () wrote:
When I'm behind a car, or much worse a motorcycle, I choke on the exhaust.
TdF riders are doing Alpine climbs with motorcycles only a few feet
in front for the whole duration of the climb.

When I did motorcycle support for the Coors Classic, the organisers
told us that the women were complaining about
motorcycles riding too close to them and they were bothered by their
exhaust. However, in that race, Jeannie Longo,
would always try to get on my wheel when I passed her, e.g, in the
time trial. I consider this an example of the lack of depth
of women's racing in the US 20 years ago.

-ilan

On 26 Jul, 16:13, wrote:
On Jul 26, 11:06 am, () wrote:

When I'm behind a car, or much worse a motorcycle, I choke on the exhaust.
TdF riders are doing Alpine climbs with motorcycles only a few feet
in front for the whole duration of the climb.

When I did motorcycle support for the Coors Classic, the organisers
told us that the women were complaining about
motorcycles riding too close to them and they were bothered by their
exhaust. However, in that race, Jeannie Longo,
would always try to get on my wheel when I passed her, e.g, in the
time trial. I consider this an example of the lack of depth
of women's racing in the US 20 years ago.

-ilan

They gag a bit when the road is hemmed in by spectators
and the air is hot and still but it does not seem to bother them. Most
riders seem more concerned about basque loonies running across their
path waving silly flags 1 metre from the riders face. I saw Indurain
remonstrating with seven press outfitted bikes on the Tourmalet, the
day was very hot and I could taste the fumes from the moment the
caravan passed through.
Nice to be a motorcycle marshall on a major stage race,
I bet there is little time for site-seeing but the atmosphere must be
great.

wrote:
When I'm behind a car, or much worse a motorcycle, I choke on the exhaust.
TdF riders are doing Alpine climbs with motorcycles only a few feet
in front for the whole duration of the climb.

So does riders, yesterday Michale Rasmussen constantly waved the
moterbikes away because of the exaust.
--
Morten Reippuert Knudsen :-) http://blog.reippuert.dk

Merlin Works CR-3/2.5 & Campagnolo Chorus 2007.

On Jul 26, 8:06 am, () wrote:
When I'm behind a car, or much worse a motorcycle, I choke on the exhaust.
TdF riders are doing Alpine climbs with motorcycles only a few feet
in front for the whole duration of the climb.

When you gulp that polluted air down, you are lowering the carbon
footprint of the driver. Cyclists are very community minded.
Together we can work together to save the world. Al Gore would be
proud of you.

Morten Reippuert Knudsen wrote:
wrote:
When I'm behind a car, or much worse a motorcycle, I choke on the exhaust.
TdF riders are doing Alpine climbs with motorcycles only a few feet
in front for the whole duration of the climb.

So does riders, yesterday Michale Rasmussen constantly waved the
moterbikes away because of the exaust.

This is supposition on your part unless you can somehow read his mind. I
suspect it had much more to do with being too much of a carrot for Contador.

Bill

William R. Mattil wrote:

So does riders, yesterday Michale Rasmussen constantly waved the
moterbikes away because of the exaust.

This is supposition on your part unless you can somehow read his mind. I
suspect it had much more to do with being too much of a carrot for Contador.

That is what he stated when asked by danish TV2 after the race.
btw Rolf Sørensen, currently commentator on Tv2, explained that he
waved at the bikes because of the exhaust.

--
Morten Reippuert Knudsen :-) http://blog.reippuert.dk

Merlin Works CR-3/2.5 & Campagnolo Chorus 2007.

Dans le message de ,
Morten Reippuert Knudsen a réfléchi, et puis a déclaré :
William R. Mattil wrote:

So does riders, yesterday Michale Rasmussen constantly waved the
moterbikes away because of the exaust.

This is supposition on your part unless you can somehow read his
mind. I suspect it had much more to do with being too much of a
carrot for Contador.

That is what he stated when asked by danish TV2 after the race.
btw Rolf Sørensen, currently commentator on Tv2, explained that he
waved at the bikes because of the exhaust.

When Razz was interviewed on F2, he said he waved them on to avoid
Contador's getting a drafting advantage (Razz said 3-5 km/h) from them, as
he did one day earlier.

On Jul 26, 9:29 pm, "Sandy" wrote:
Dans le message ,
Morten Reippuert Knudsen a réfléchi, et puis a déclaré :

William R. Mattil wrote:

So does riders, yesterday Michale Rasmussen constantly waved the
moterbikes away because of the exaust.

This is supposition on your part unless you can somehow read his
mind. I suspect it had much more to do with being too much of a
carrot for Contador.

That is what he stated when asked by danish TV2 after the race.
btw Rolf Sørensen, currently commentator on Tv2, explained that he
waved at the bikes because of the exhaust.

When Razz was interviewed on F2, he said he waved them on to avoid
Contador's getting a drafting advantage (Razz said 3-5 km/h) from them, as
he did one day earlier.

He can't even get his story straight on the same day it happened.
What a maroon.

R

RicodJour wrote:

He can't even get his story straight on the same day it happened.
What a maroon.

Michael Rasmussen = compulsive liar.